Day: January 26, 2026

THE BRIBE AND THE BILL: Why Carney’s “Rebate” Is Actually Hush Money

A hyper-realistic close-up of a smartphone screen showing a banking notification: "DEPOSIT: +$628.00". However, the phone is resting on a dark, wooden table covered in ominous, oversized "PAST DUE" and "FINAL NOTICE" bills stamped with "TRADE WAR TARIFFS" and "INFLATION". The bills are piling up and about to cover the phone. Dark, moody lighting, shallow depth of field focusing on the bright screen.

The direct deposit hit your bank account yesterday. For most families, it was $628. The government calls it the “Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit”—a sterile, bureaucratic label for what is, in reality, a desperate political bribe. Prime Minister Mark Carney wants you to look at that $628. He wants you to spend it. He wants […]